Simpson et al. - Reproductive success in penguins data and metadata.xlsx

This study explored factors influencing reproductive success in little penguins, focusing on environmental conditions, foraging behavior, and the social factor divorce. Divorce rate emerged as the strongest predictor of breeding success, with lower divorce rates linked to higher hatching and fledging success. In contrast, foraging duration and environmental conditions had a limited impact, suggesting that divorce rate could serve as a valuable indicator for predicting population-level reproductive outcomes in seabirds.